Research

Research Focus Areas in Imaging at Nano, Micro and Macro Scales

Healthcare applications of optical imaging

Mobile devices for healthcare applications
3D microscopy: healthcare and industrial applications
Automated detection of biological micro organisms

Optical imaging and reality viewing

Advanced imaging for augmented reality/virtuality
3D display/head-mounted display-3D smart glasses
3D profilometry, visualization and computational imaging

Multidimensional imaging in adverse environments

Imaging in turbid water
Imaging with few photons
Tracking in occlusion
Multimodal optics and photonics sensing: 3D, polarimetric, spectral, compressive sensing

Quantum imaging for security & authentication

Anti-counterfeiting of integrated circuits
Quantum imaging for encryption and cyber physical security

Research Impact & Visibility

  • 36,000 citations of our papers (Google Scholar); hindex=88, h10=580
  • 1000+ publications (450+ journal; 450+ conf; 140+ Keynote/Invited)
  • Widespread press coverage in scientific media (IEEE Spectrum, Optical Society of America, OPN, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, science engineering & business news) based on our publications in augmented reality, biophotonics, security, 3D displays
  • Our research has consistently led in innovations (Sample awards for Prof. Bahram Javidi):
    • Guggenheim Fellow
    • European Physical Society Quantum Electronics Prize for Applied Optics
    • Alexander von Humboldt Prize for outstanding US Scientist
    • Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Wave Technology
    • IEEE Donald Fink Best Paper Prize (among 150 IEEE Transactions &Journals)
    • Technology Achievement Award, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
    • Frontiers of Engineering Alumnus, National Academy Of Engineering (NAE)
    • Fellow of IEEE, OSA, SPIE, AIMBE, IoP